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iraqi interpreters because they both helped our government and helped those in their fight against the taliban is there an appetite do you think for giving afghan translator the same deal i think the government will have to give way but all this time though they're living under threat. they certainly are what message do you think it sends to the afghans and indeed other nationals that we might want to help us in the future i think it's a bad message and we need to improve the way in which we deal with those from outside. and i hope that we can do it in a way that is acceptable to those who help and serve our country and it's a bad message and we need to make sure that it's improved i think the end of the day the british government will do it but it's just taken such a long time increasing numbers of people in this country are concerned about mass immigration what methods do you think the mess inside the u.k. boards agency sent to them what it does have an effect on the illegals because they're here does have an effect on public opinion and i think people don't want people going to this country
iraqi interpreters because they both helped our government and helped those in their fight against the taliban is there an appetite do you think for giving afghan translator the same deal i think the government will have to give way but all this time though they're living under threat. they certainly are what message do you think it sends to the afghans and indeed other nationals that we might want to help us in the future i think it's a bad message and we need to improve the way in which we...
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the taliban are taking credit for an attack on a police outpost in the eastern part of the country. gunman broke in during the night and killed 17 people, shooting them as they slept. ten officers are among the dead. the rest are friends and relatives, who happen to be spending the night in what they thought was a safe place. >>> and now to some business news and a big day on wall street. the dow jones industrials closed at a five-year high and a little under 90 points short of their all-time high. this was the second day of a big rally, sparked by good news from the housing market and upbeat talk from federal reserve chairman, ben bernanke. >>> and the classical music world is mourning today the death of a pianist whose playing brought communist and capitalists together. vann clyburn, a texan, was only 23 years old when he won an international competition in moscow back in 1958 during the height of the cold war. he's considered one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. he developed bone cancer and died today in texas. he was 78 years old. but had a lot of people talking abo
the taliban are taking credit for an attack on a police outpost in the eastern part of the country. gunman broke in during the night and killed 17 people, shooting them as they slept. ten officers are among the dead. the rest are friends and relatives, who happen to be spending the night in what they thought was a safe place. >>> and now to some business news and a big day on wall street. the dow jones industrials closed at a five-year high and a little under 90 points short of their...
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south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who were still in training and then hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after it got underneath a bus that was carrying army personnel in kabul were injured. bad fire here an illegal market in the city in india it's claimed at least eighteen lives officials say it's left dozens of others wounded most of the victims were porters working in the sixth or rebuilding from where chemicals and plastics were sold and you can guess the problem the toxic gases the hump of the rescue efforts by the hundreds of firefighters attended the early morning blaze an electrical fault is thought to be to blame. renowned american classical pianist violin cleburne who helped bridge cold war tensions as died at the age of seventy eight is victory in the first overture koskie international competition to a moscow back in one hundred fifty eight saw the musician feted in both the soviet union and the united states in a rare show of agreement and are known at the time as seven zero performance catapulted him worldwide fame and clyburn who have bo
south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who were still in training and then hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after it got underneath a bus that was carrying army personnel in kabul were injured. bad fire here an illegal market in the city in india it's claimed at least eighteen lives officials say it's left dozens of others wounded most of the victims were porters working in the sixth or rebuilding from where chemicals and plastics were sold and you can guess...
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south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who is still in training and just hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus that was carrying army personnel in kabul ten people were injured. by fire at an illegal market in the city of call cut in india it's claimed at least eighteen lives of. dozens of others wounded most of the victims were porters working the sixty three building at the time from where chemicals and plastics were stored yet you guessed it toxic gases then the rescue efforts by the hundreds of firefighters have attended the early morning blaze they figured electrical fault caused it all. small clip there for now and american the classical pianist van cliburn he helps bridge cold war tensions he's died at the age of seventy eight his victory in the first overture cost international competition here in moscow back in one.
south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who is still in training and just hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus that was carrying army personnel in kabul ten people were injured. by fire at an illegal market in the city of call cut in india it's claimed at least eighteen lives of. dozens of others wounded most of the victims were porters working the sixty three building at the time from where chemicals and plastics were stored yet...
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south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who were still in training also just hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus carrying only personnel in kabul ten people injured. five here at an illegal market in the city of kolkata in india it's claimed at least eighteen lives and left dozens of others wounded to most of the victims reporters working in the sixth or a building from where chemicals and plastics were sold you guessed it toxic gases hampered the rescue efforts there by the hundreds of firefighters who attended the early morning plays an electrical fault thought to be the cause of the. shooting rampage at a factory in switzerland has left three dead including the gunman several others were wounded when that attacker fired a handgun during breakfast in a county that what is a would processing plant near loose and police say the forty two year old killer chose his victims carefully and suffered psychiatric problems recently now though gun ownership is high in switzerland you don't get to hear about shooting crimes very often becau
south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who were still in training also just hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus carrying only personnel in kabul ten people injured. five here at an illegal market in the city of kolkata in india it's claimed at least eighteen lives and left dozens of others wounded to most of the victims reporters working in the sixth or a building from where chemicals and plastics were sold you guessed it toxic...
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afghanistan a rogue police officer drugged and shot seventeen of his colleagues with the help of local taliban militants now this attack happened at a remote police checkpoint fredrick kilometers south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who were still in training hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus carrying army personnel in kabul ten people were injured. and the world news headlines a fire a legal market in the city of call cutter in india has claimed at least eighteen lives there dozens of others wounded most of the victims reporters working in the six dollars building at the time from where chemicals and plastics were sold toxic gases hampered the rescue efforts by the hundreds of firefighters of attended the early morning blaze an electrical fault sort of calls it. a shooting rampage a factory in switzerland has left three people dead including the gunman several others were wounded two when the attack it fired a handgun during breakfast in a canteen at a wood processing plant near new cern they say the forty two year old kille
afghanistan a rogue police officer drugged and shot seventeen of his colleagues with the help of local taliban militants now this attack happened at a remote police checkpoint fredrick kilometers south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who were still in training hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus carrying army personnel in kabul ten people were injured. and the world news headlines a fire a legal market in the city of call cutter...
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kilometers south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who were still in training hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a boss army personnel in kabul ten people were injured. a fire at an illegal market in the city of calcutta in india has claimed at least a lot eighteen lives and left dozens of others wounded most of the victims were porters working in the six story building for more chemicals and classics were sold toxic gases hampered the rescue efforts by the hundreds of firefighters who attended the early morning blaze an electrical fault is thought to be to blame. a shooting rampage at a factory in switzerland has reportedly left three people dead including the killer seven others were wounded when the attackers struck during breakfast in a canteen at a wood processing plant near the cern souter's identity and motives are not yet known although gun ownership is high in switzerland shooting crimes are very low. immigrants all. didn't have to meet acceptance criteria but in israel it's been revealed some women have been forcibly medicate
kilometers south of kabul seven of the dead were new recruits who were still in training hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a boss army personnel in kabul ten people were injured. a fire at an illegal market in the city of calcutta in india has claimed at least a lot eighteen lives and left dozens of others wounded most of the victims were porters working in the six story building for more chemicals and classics were sold toxic gases hampered the...
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first deadly violence in afghanistan where taliban insurgents have struck at a police checkpoint in the eastern province of gaza knee i should say it's an area that's seen heightened military activity eleven officers were shot dead while they slept six others were also killed hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus carrying army personnel in kabul ten people were injured in. a fire out in a legal market in india has claimed at least eighteen lives i should say and left dozens others wounded happened in the city of kata which used to be called calcutta most of the victims were porters working in the six story building from where chemicals and plastics were sold toxic gases hampered rescue efforts by hundreds of firefighters who attended the early morning blaze an electrical fault is thought to be to blame. a shooting rampage at a factory in switzerland has reportedly left three people dead including the killer several others were wounded when the attacker struck during breakfast in a canteen at a wood processing plant near lucerne the suit
first deadly violence in afghanistan where taliban insurgents have struck at a police checkpoint in the eastern province of gaza knee i should say it's an area that's seen heightened military activity eleven officers were shot dead while they slept six others were also killed hours later a taliban suicide bomber detonated his device after getting underneath a bus carrying army personnel in kabul ten people were injured in. a fire out in a legal market in india has claimed at least eighteen...
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lose that burden of proofer sticker that says my child is a taliban honor student. before that drone blows you up blow yourself up. take down sign reading 137 days without a drone strike. >> bret: good tips. some are better than others, charles. thanks forever inviting us into your home tonight. that is it for this "special report" fair balanced and unafraid. >> this is the fox report. tonight, the real story about the security situation in afghanistan. it turns out the numbers the pentagon told us about to tout how well they were doing are wrong. plus nks a hot air balloon explodes? mid-air. tourists killed by more than a dozen. >> i hear a loud explosion and see a lot of smoke. >> shepard: witnesses say the blast shook the ground and some passengers jumped seven stories trying to escape the burning balloon. tonight, searching for answers as the blame game begins. plus,. [bell] >> shepard: 20 years ago today. [sirens] >> shepard: terrorists tried to bring down the world trade center. >> it was just so infamiliar tommable. >> a new warning about americans joining fo
lose that burden of proofer sticker that says my child is a taliban honor student. before that drone blows you up blow yourself up. take down sign reading 137 days without a drone strike. >> bret: good tips. some are better than others, charles. thanks forever inviting us into your home tonight. that is it for this "special report" fair balanced and unafraid. >> this is the fox report. tonight, the real story about the security situation in afghanistan. it turns out the...
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taliban attacks are not on the way down in afghanistan. as violent in 2012 as it was in 2011. no change at all. jennifer griffin live at the pentagon tonight. jennifer, what happened? >> well, with little fanfare, shep, u.s. and nate officials in afghanistan removed from their web site the month-to-month figure saying attacks by the taliban were down by 7% last year. there seemed to be a mistake. a mistake that led to administration officials making statements like this. >> violence levels have been trending downward in the last two years after five years of steady increases beginning in 2006. >> the problem is the attacks weren't trending downward. they were exactly the same as in 2011. an embarrassing admission by the pentagon that the the narrative about how the president's strategy in afghanistan was bearing fruit may have been misleading, shep. >> shepard: they must be making some case at the pentagon in their own defense. >> well, in essence, they blame the afghans. the afghan commanders supposedly forgot to submit their field reports about the attacks so the pentagon da
taliban attacks are not on the way down in afghanistan. as violent in 2012 as it was in 2011. no change at all. jennifer griffin live at the pentagon tonight. jennifer, what happened? >> well, with little fanfare, shep, u.s. and nate officials in afghanistan removed from their web site the month-to-month figure saying attacks by the taliban were down by 7% last year. there seemed to be a mistake. a mistake that led to administration officials making statements like this. >> violence...
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occupying force which is despised really by the people of afghanistan including many who may hate the taliban but who realize that the foreign occupation forces especially these special operation commandos commit any kind of atrocity kill the people torture the people set afghan against afghan without any accountability and so of course that leaves the afghan military in the police even if they were doing pristine work which of course they're not they have many they've committed many crimes on their own but that would leave them in a position of having no credibility with the local population the fact of the matter is the american government has stopped trying to win the hearts and minds of afghan people and resorted to the methods of terror and of course that strains the credibility of their partner the government the rivalry between the u.s. and china has gone digital and it's threatening to turn into a full scale cyber war and recent scandal involving a chinese military unit allegedly engaged in cyber theft to promote merican companies as put washington on the defensive but it may not be l
occupying force which is despised really by the people of afghanistan including many who may hate the taliban but who realize that the foreign occupation forces especially these special operation commandos commit any kind of atrocity kill the people torture the people set afghan against afghan without any accountability and so of course that leaves the afghan military in the police even if they were doing pristine work which of course they're not they have many they've committed many crimes on...
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on the presence of foreign troops there there has been fights against taliban. after 20 years of fighting the republic of congo have moved to peace. they will try to end the conflict. we have this report from goma in eastern congo. >> for decades regional meddling has let to complex. neighbors states, desperate to ben it from its fast natural resources. this is supposed to see an end to that. they have agreed to reform government institutions as well as the army and police. >> we vigorously commit ourselves. you need to represent our obligations. and we wish that all the signatures do the same. so the framework is too vague. it is not clear how much power bodies like the u.n. will have to make sure leaders stick to their word. >> it's been on the political level some discussions between the different governments involved. and people at the grass roots levt are not hurt. the rebel group that is grown in power, building almost a state within a state but its own government and tax collection of taxes. knew power to fight the rebels. the force would be backed up by
on the presence of foreign troops there there has been fights against taliban. after 20 years of fighting the republic of congo have moved to peace. they will try to end the conflict. we have this report from goma in eastern congo. >> for decades regional meddling has let to complex. neighbors states, desperate to ben it from its fast natural resources. this is supposed to see an end to that. they have agreed to reform government institutions as well as the army and police. >> we...
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visit to german troops on the border with syria but her support for talk is aspirations to join the taliban echoed at home and sat out on chorus human. writes recorded especially strong with more john it's reported jailed in tech event in iran and china combined delays and tools have called the great annoyance that would pan adeline according behold the unforgivable that's one else to write such a political analyst and journalist that because of the economic situation they take their citizens without any design to enter them. we have to see that european union is no democratic pro chafed its political approach a sort of ideological approach because when you ask the people in germany if they wanted to have the euro for example fifteen years ago that huge majority of the people who were against getting that europe ask the people if they want to send troops to the turkish syrian border they say no the european union is a construct without any democratic base it's an ideological base and so maybe hopefully we can hope for for the turkish people that they will have the right to take part in the
visit to german troops on the border with syria but her support for talk is aspirations to join the taliban echoed at home and sat out on chorus human. writes recorded especially strong with more john it's reported jailed in tech event in iran and china combined delays and tools have called the great annoyance that would pan adeline according behold the unforgivable that's one else to write such a political analyst and journalist that because of the economic situation they take their citizens...
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but wardak province is a taliban stronghold, one of the hottest combat areas in afghanistan. so if karzai's playing politics here, it's an extremely dangerous game, lester. >> could this derail the planned 2014 withdrawal of the majority of troops, the schedule the administration is currently sticking with? >> well, people are already wondering that. president obama has already announced 34,000 troops. that's half the total american force will withdraw from afghanistan by the end of this year. but if u.s. forces are prevented from executing their missions, you may start to hear calls from here in washington to pull out all american forces sooner than planned. >> jim miklaszewski tonight, thanks. >>> john kerry made his debut on the world stage today as secretary of state. he will visit nine countries in europe and the middle east with syria and iran topping his agenda. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, andrea mitchell, is traveling with him and is in london for us tonight. andrea, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, lester. as secretary kerry embarks on this fir
but wardak province is a taliban stronghold, one of the hottest combat areas in afghanistan. so if karzai's playing politics here, it's an extremely dangerous game, lester. >> could this derail the planned 2014 withdrawal of the majority of troops, the schedule the administration is currently sticking with? >> well, people are already wondering that. president obama has already announced 34,000 troops. that's half the total american force will withdraw from afghanistan by the end of...
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the taliban is claiming responsibility for all four. it has emerged that oscar pistorius' older brother himself is facing a homicide charge. oscar pistorius free on bail on friday after the shooting of his girlfriend's on valentine's day. leaders of 11 african countries have signed a peace deal to end nearly 20 years of fighting and a democratic republic of congo. they pledged to stop interfering in congolese affairs. m22 rebel group is not a part of the agreement. while the scale of the conflict is truly staggering, with an 5 million people have died since 1998. many during what was described as africa's world war. more than 2 million people are still without a home. last year m-22 rebels launched a new offensive aimed at taking over the east of the country. we have the story. >> things have not gotten much better since the last time i was here in december. the agency say more than 120,000 people have fled from their homes since the siding in november. thousands of people have come here. 80 kilometers outside of goma. may concern is fo
the taliban is claiming responsibility for all four. it has emerged that oscar pistorius' older brother himself is facing a homicide charge. oscar pistorius free on bail on friday after the shooting of his girlfriend's on valentine's day. leaders of 11 african countries have signed a peace deal to end nearly 20 years of fighting and a democratic republic of congo. they pledged to stop interfering in congolese affairs. m22 rebel group is not a part of the agreement. while the scale of the...
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the province of war doc is has been very volatile for a very long time when the taliban are active there so this could also be. you know some kind of impersonate of u.s. forces or are the like like what has happened there before but i think the wardak province is you know the family is strong the place is been volatile and i think they're kind of tired as well as most afghans having u.s. forces going in out of people's houses that and comment karzai president karzai needs to take care of his own situation. you know last week president karzai banned afghan forces from calling in nato air strikes in residential areas do you think couples trying to show that it's ready and willing to take over now that foreign troops are preparing to pull out. well i think he's in it yes i think definitely definitely president karzai is trying to make a statement in fact they haven't come to an agreement yet they you know they're they're still a little i'm sure power play going on between the u.s. and the president as to who's going to stay who's going to be in charge you know what kind of numbers they want
the province of war doc is has been very volatile for a very long time when the taliban are active there so this could also be. you know some kind of impersonate of u.s. forces or are the like like what has happened there before but i think the wardak province is you know the family is strong the place is been volatile and i think they're kind of tired as well as most afghans having u.s. forces going in out of people's houses that and comment karzai president karzai needs to take care of his...
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suicide blasts targeting police headquarters and a security checkpoint in the low bar province the taliban has already claimed responsibility for these attacks a would be suicide bomber was also killed in the country's capital as he tried to enter an area housing internal security offices. pope benedict has delivered a final breath a blessing before his resignation to thousands of people gathered at st peter's square at the vatican city he now said he would step down earlier this month becoming the first pontiff to do so in nearly six hundred years citing health reasons you know critics of the catholic church have claimed that the move could be a result of the brewing sex and corruption scandals. amounts of pile up in a nascar rally in the u.s. is up to thirty three spectators injured at least two critically critically so they were hit by debris that was launched into the stands the accident happened at the last lap of the florida race course as the drivers towards the checkered flag of the partridge forum are teased sports team has more. well always happened on the final turn the leader w
suicide blasts targeting police headquarters and a security checkpoint in the low bar province the taliban has already claimed responsibility for these attacks a would be suicide bomber was also killed in the country's capital as he tried to enter an area housing internal security offices. pope benedict has delivered a final breath a blessing before his resignation to thousands of people gathered at st peter's square at the vatican city he now said he would step down earlier this month becoming...
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two suicide blasts targeting police headquarters and a security checkpoint in the logo province the taliban has already claimed responsibility for the attacks as a would be suicide bomber was also killed in the country's capital as he tried to enter an area housing internal security offices. pope benedict has delivered a final blessing before his resignation to thousands of people gathered at some peter's square of vatican city in allister would step down earlier this month becoming the first pontiff to do so in nearly six hundred years all the while citing health reasons critics of the catholic church of claim the move could be a result of brewing sex and corruption scandals. just a massive pileup at a nascar rally in america has left us thirty three spectators injured at least two critically they were hit by debris that was launched into the stands the accident happened on the last lap of the florida racecourse was drivers total towards the checkered flag it was caused by the race leader turning sideways at high speed and the chasing smashing into his car. and you can find out more about
two suicide blasts targeting police headquarters and a security checkpoint in the logo province the taliban has already claimed responsibility for the attacks as a would be suicide bomber was also killed in the country's capital as he tried to enter an area housing internal security offices. pope benedict has delivered a final blessing before his resignation to thousands of people gathered at some peter's square of vatican city in allister would step down earlier this month becoming the first...
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the taliban has already claimed responsibility for the attacks a would be suicide bomber was also killed in the country's capital he tried to enter an area housing internal security office as. pope benedict has delivered a final blessing before his resignation to thousands of people gathered in some peter's square vatican city he would be stepping down earlier this month becoming the first to have to do so in nearly six hundred years that he cites simply nothing but health reasons that critics of the catholic church claim the move could be a result of brewing sex and corruption scandals. have a look that this footage right here it's pretty scary stuff a massive a pile up the nascar rally in america has left thirty three people in the crowd injured two critically they were hit by debris that was launched into the stands at the accident happened on the last lap of the florida race course as drivers total to watch the checkered flag it was caused by the race leader turning sideways at high speed and the chasing pack smashing into his car. you can find out a lot more about the crash in dayto
the taliban has already claimed responsibility for the attacks a would be suicide bomber was also killed in the country's capital he tried to enter an area housing internal security office as. pope benedict has delivered a final blessing before his resignation to thousands of people gathered in some peter's square vatican city he would be stepping down earlier this month becoming the first to have to do so in nearly six hundred years that he cites simply nothing but health reasons that critics...
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least for these decades of taliban militants illa . obviously didn't have a hard time finding they had a good hard lately he's been. explicit a problem. he's useless the to. the sunnis. or at least the w.c. elite the one of the most regions leaned on some form of parties out there it's all lies and because it's in the cells in the south the saudis take everything. and it's a little bit a little bit wrong still to get the sunnis when this is lindsay certainly not in. the political arena league with a. lot of the political forces. loveless his son the same way with the republic elite . legal. or illegal the link is still a you. can't leave elections lamar to launch his. blood work at the entire eurozone depending on how things go here the future of your opinion it is also a. challenge number one for america's new top diplomat secretary of state john kerry sets off on another front on the u.s. friendly european state and the border town maybe more details on that later in the program. but now series rebels have pulled out of the planned p
least for these decades of taliban militants illa . obviously didn't have a hard time finding they had a good hard lately he's been. explicit a problem. he's useless the to. the sunnis. or at least the w.c. elite the one of the most regions leaned on some form of parties out there it's all lies and because it's in the cells in the south the saudis take everything. and it's a little bit a little bit wrong still to get the sunnis when this is lindsay certainly not in. the political arena league...
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do you think it is wrong to reach a peace settlement with the taliban parts would that be useful? >> well, first of all i think the terrible bomb blast do underline what i think emphasized throughout the presentation is that terrorism remains one of the most serious threats we face, and this is one of the issues united states and india has worked on closely together. i'm not sure that it could be homegrown terrorism. we have had a number of tax which have been traced to inspiration outside the country i don't know yet. we will have to wait until the investigation reports are being completed. but counterterrorism certainly has attracted the attention of our government at the highest levels. we have developed a number of new mechanisms, both in terms of intelligence, in terms of the coordination between central government and the states because policing the estate subject. and, indeed, for instant checking and working out -- but like every other country, we are on the frontline of terrorism. we perhaps a little more than others, and we need to reinforce our efforts. and we will cert
do you think it is wrong to reach a peace settlement with the taliban parts would that be useful? >> well, first of all i think the terrible bomb blast do underline what i think emphasized throughout the presentation is that terrorism remains one of the most serious threats we face, and this is one of the issues united states and india has worked on closely together. i'm not sure that it could be homegrown terrorism. we have had a number of tax which have been traced to inspiration...
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and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after 2014 when the so-called war is over and there are a whole number of options on the table, anywhere i'd say from 3,000 troops to 10,000 troops or 9,000 troops. and also the capabilities that could be kept in the country from the u.s. side counterterrorism error and all that. so i think what military posture the u.s. agrees to keep in after 2014, and that will effect what nato agrees to do, are the non-u.s. part of nato i think will have a big effect what happens in afghanistan in terms of this question. we should be able to preclude that if that's what we're determined to do. >> rose: finally, are you su
and the taliban is able to gain somewhat approaching the power they had previously when they had power, that they would welcome al-qaeda back. >> well, you know, one of the big questions that has not been answered by the president's advisors is what's the american military presence going to be after 2014. in the state of the union, he said we'll be down basically by half a year from now. there are 66,000 now. at the end of the february next year it will be 32,000. but what happens after...
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they had taliban troops in the field. the afghan arbutus getting better, but she didn't need the extra 33,000 troops to do all that. so he changed the mission and what has happened since his counterinsurgency has disappeared because of the failure of afghanistan's now abandoned us and that we shouldn't do and were reverting back to a new american way of war, which involves small footprint, drums from the sky, small commando raids, the opposite of counterinsurgency and on the one hand, at least for not sending 100,000 troops tamale or uganda. on the other hand they fear what this does do is set for dissolution were going back to the syndrome of military operations other than more. i'm sure somebody asked you, are we up for a new condo? where we'll were sudan? eisai there are very many people on the ground, but that's the problem with these things. it creates this and to set date flavor of war. it deprives us of a view of the mayhem and chaos on the ground. and it does us into these conflicts. there might be a good read for
they had taliban troops in the field. the afghan arbutus getting better, but she didn't need the extra 33,000 troops to do all that. so he changed the mission and what has happened since his counterinsurgency has disappeared because of the failure of afghanistan's now abandoned us and that we shouldn't do and were reverting back to a new american way of war, which involves small footprint, drums from the sky, small commando raids, the opposite of counterinsurgency and on the one hand, at least...
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we really had decimated taliban troops in the field. the afghan army really was getting better. but you need the extra 33,000 troops to do all that. so he changed the mission. you know, what has happened since is that counterinsurgency has kind of disappeared because of the failure of afghanistan is now being abandoned as something that we really should not do. we are going through, you know, we are reverting back to a new american way of war which involves a very small footprints , drones from the sky, very small commando raids from a kind of the opposite of counterinsurgency. and on the one hand, well, you know, we're not sending 100,000 troops to up molly ore. the, but on the other hand i feel that what this does to is it sets up this illusion we're going back to the syndrome of military operations other than war, you know, i'm sure that if somebody asked you to our we have war? are we ever were in molly? are we have more in the sudan. no. nobody's getting killed. there are people on the ground. but, that's the problem with these kinds of things. it creates this antiseptic --
we really had decimated taliban troops in the field. the afghan army really was getting better. but you need the extra 33,000 troops to do all that. so he changed the mission. you know, what has happened since is that counterinsurgency has kind of disappeared because of the failure of afghanistan is now being abandoned as something that we really should not do. we are going through, you know, we are reverting back to a new american way of war which involves a very small footprints , drones from...
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that's where the taliban were not hard to overthrow in 2001 because the people of afghanistan turned against this code the taliban were trying to impose and this is in iraq and afghanistan hardly the most cosmopolitan countries in the world. today i suspect you see much the same thing happened where they tried to impose a very brutal quote and i suspect it's not proving very popular. however, the reason these groups can have the appeal is because there's not a good alternative, and the problem that we face for example in afghanistan is that brutal and unpopular as they are the government has often been worse because the government hasn't delivered any kind of justice. what the government delivers is a decision that goes to the highest bid so as bad as the taliban maybe they are less corrupt and you won't get a more or less honest judgment out of them that will then be enforced to the barbaric severity. that's not the ideal people want but it may be better than the alternative and so i think the challenge we face in the countries such as mali or elsewhere is to try to build up dimond
that's where the taliban were not hard to overthrow in 2001 because the people of afghanistan turned against this code the taliban were trying to impose and this is in iraq and afghanistan hardly the most cosmopolitan countries in the world. today i suspect you see much the same thing happened where they tried to impose a very brutal quote and i suspect it's not proving very popular. however, the reason these groups can have the appeal is because there's not a good alternative, and the problem...
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a larger force, afghan force would help to hedge against any future taliban mischief and we expect y could reasonably expect that an enemy that's been that determined, that agile, will very soon after retranslation try to test the afghan security forces. further, that provides the process is to mature a bit, so i think because of that, it seems to me the larger force is a benefit. >> generalrodriguez, this has to do in extremis force that is desirable another contingency response force is would be useful to put the african commander and a position to contingencies such as we saw it in benghazi. if you've not been asked that question, tell us what they would look for ways to find greater capability to provide forces beyond what they currently are and where in the case of the benghazi matter. >> yes, senator senator i would end if confirmed, that will be one of the top priorities i have and will report to the committee and dave made significant improvements that we have to continue to do that. >> thank you, both. i want to thank senator king. it's very much appreciated. >> thank you, s
a larger force, afghan force would help to hedge against any future taliban mischief and we expect y could reasonably expect that an enemy that's been that determined, that agile, will very soon after retranslation try to test the afghan security forces. further, that provides the process is to mature a bit, so i think because of that, it seems to me the larger force is a benefit. >> generalrodriguez, this has to do in extremis force that is desirable another contingency response force is...
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and afghan army forces are more and more effective in powering afghan communities to defend against taliban intimidation and violence. plans are being developed to increase the authorized size of the alp program from 30,000 to 45,000. the next centcom cmander will also play an important role in shaping our enduring partnership with afghanistan after 2014. the partnership that i fully support. ike m. concerned however by the plants to reduce the afghan national security forces by a third starting in 2015. 352,000 to 230,000 by 2017. i believe that any future reductions in the size of the afghan forces should be based on security conditions in afghanistan at that time and this afghan security forces make and providing for their country security, we should reassure them that we will continue to support these efforts by deciding that as we withdraw our forces that the won't get drawdo and afghan forces. progress in afghanistan remains fragile and significant challenges to afghanistan's long-term stability remain. among the greatest threat to its stability are the safe havens for afghan insurgen
and afghan army forces are more and more effective in powering afghan communities to defend against taliban intimidation and violence. plans are being developed to increase the authorized size of the alp program from 30,000 to 45,000. the next centcom cmander will also play an important role in shaping our enduring partnership with afghanistan after 2014. the partnership that i fully support. ike m. concerned however by the plants to reduce the afghan national security forces by a third...
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an offshoot and supporter of the taliban, they want them to either join them in islam or leave. province ingest pakistan, rich natural resources, yet there remain poor. there have been many such romans over the last 60 years. the most recent started in 2006 after an influential leader was killed by the army. hundreds of activists have gone missing since then. some believe the security forces want to disappear, something the government denies. after last month's bombing, they've demanded more security and refused to bury them in protest. there responded by firing the regional government promising that a clearly has not happened. they said the government is unable or unwilling to stop the violence. al-jazeera. minister of the interior told al-jazeera they will do their duty to protect the community. >> we will find them, whoever they are. according to our intelligence, what ever is coming in is coming from southern punjab and iran. we have started exercising control. all possible measures will be taken. some kind of a group from abroad is sponsoring them. we do not have that capab
an offshoot and supporter of the taliban, they want them to either join them in islam or leave. province ingest pakistan, rich natural resources, yet there remain poor. there have been many such romans over the last 60 years. the most recent started in 2006 after an influential leader was killed by the army. hundreds of activists have gone missing since then. some believe the security forces want to disappear, something the government denies. after last month's bombing, they've demanded more...
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afghan forces have requested the strike during a joint afghan united states operation targeting taliban fighters in the northeast part of the country. >> the united states and russia are coming together to try to find a resolution to the ongoing crisis in syria. secretary of state john kerry speaking today with russia's foreign minister on the phone about the best way to use their respective influence to end the bloodshed. and now live to jerusalem and this is an important move on of behalf of russia, and the united states? >>reporter: russia is syria's biggest backer and john kerry spoke to the russian foreign minister after trying to reach the russian foreign minister but nothing particularly concrete came out of this discussion only a promise to meet face to face in the future. the fighting is et cetera can -- is escalating in aleppo with opposition fighters stepping up attacks on airbases capturing two regime airports. assad troops have responded by shelling several rebel-held areas and the u.n. is trying to make another push to open up talks between opposition groups and the syrian
afghan forces have requested the strike during a joint afghan united states operation targeting taliban fighters in the northeast part of the country. >> the united states and russia are coming together to try to find a resolution to the ongoing crisis in syria. secretary of state john kerry speaking today with russia's foreign minister on the phone about the best way to use their respective influence to end the bloodshed. and now live to jerusalem and this is an important move on of...
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a predawn ambush in the pakistan border. 300 taliban stormed the base where 50 american soldiers became sitting ducks in a valley surrounded by mountains owned by the income. >> what happened next is one of the most intense battles of the entire war in stanford. the attackers had the advantage and high grounds and mountains above and unleashing everything they h. >> the sergeant and others jumped from their bids and he managed to call in air support that killed 30 insurgent. rockit grenad explode cent chap nel in his hip and arm and neck. came within 10 feet. >> they charged and they kept 50 meters and 80s and 100 meter run through a hail of bullets . they reached their fallen frinds and they brought them hoim. >> staff sergeant clint romesha is a reb luctant hero. >> this awarted is for the eight soldiers that didn't make it and the rift of the team that fought valiently and magnif stently that day. >> their parents were at the white house for the medal of honor ceremony. his fellow soldiers would follow staff sergeant roimsha to hell and back and they did in a remote outpoist in stanf
a predawn ambush in the pakistan border. 300 taliban stormed the base where 50 american soldiers became sitting ducks in a valley surrounded by mountains owned by the income. >> what happened next is one of the most intense battles of the entire war in stanford. the attackers had the advantage and high grounds and mountains above and unleashing everything they h. >> the sergeant and others jumped from their bids and he managed to call in air support that killed 30 insurgent. rockit...
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and as margaret follows there's a lot of diplomacy going on in secret now to see if you can bring the taliban into real peace negotiations so that we would leave with something like a settlement. we could say "here look, we're leaving but there's an agreement among these factions." >> schieffer: and you just had the president of afghanistan karzai saying he's going to forbid any more american airstrikes. he won't allow his own people to call in airstrikes because a recent one took some civilian lives. >> reporter: concern about hitting civilian areas. that's right. i think one of the other offshoots of this drop-down will be a continued presence in some form is where those asset goes. and the theory keeps getting floated what leaves afghanistan may go to the benefit of forces in within africa because of this new threat that has come to the fore and really been highlighted in terms of aqim, their presence in libya and algeria as we saw with the hostage crisis that just happened. but what that means is it's certainly not boots on the ground. it's just assets -- >> schieffer: the president didn'
and as margaret follows there's a lot of diplomacy going on in secret now to see if you can bring the taliban into real peace negotiations so that we would leave with something like a settlement. we could say "here look, we're leaving but there's an agreement among these factions." >> schieffer: and you just had the president of afghanistan karzai saying he's going to forbid any more american airstrikes. he won't allow his own people to call in airstrikes because a recent one...